Our Lady of Guadalupe | Called to Renew

Letter from the Pastor

From the Pastor

Dear Friends in Christ,

Since arriving as Pastor in 2018, we have been hard at work securing support for the newly completed addition to our church and school. It is a testament to your generosity and God’s Grace that we have been able to accomplish such great things. I am grateful for what we have done and hope you have been able to see the positive impact on our parish that your generosity has blessed us with. Thanks to you our future is brighter than ever!

After having worked so hard to physically build up our church, I believe God is calling us to focus on building the church spiritually. Our staff, parish leaders and I have been mentored by the staff of the New Evangelization Department of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for the last two years to develop our new vision and plan to grow our church and increase the number of disciples. Providentially, we are also asked by Archbishop Gomez to begin our Called to Renew Campaign. All the churches in the Archdiocese are required to participate in this campaign. We are in the last group of churches to participate.

Called to Renew is an important initiative that will provide much-needed funds to renew our parishes, schools, and Catholic ministries and programs throughout the Archdiocese. Having worked hard to maintain and update our facilities, let us now help others in our Archdiocese, especially those with less means than we have here at Our Lady of Guadalupe, to be able to maintain critical infrastructure so that the greater Los Angeles church may continue to proclaim the Gospel.

The campaign goal for Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish is $560,000, of which 50% will remain in our parish. Additionally, we will retain 100% of any funds received over our goal. If our campaign is successful, then up to $280,000 will go to assist other parishes in their maintenance needs, and $280,000 or more will remain here at our parish to help our parish grow spiritually using the money as outlined on the following page.

I know many of you have made great sacrifices during our recent building project, and many are still completing their pledges on which we are relying to pay the construction loan. It is the intention of the Archbishop that the Called to Renew program does not impact your current support of our local parish or the Together in Mission annual appeal. I am asking you to prayerfully consider to additionally help with Called to Renew. I trust your decision and am grateful for your support.

Peace in Christ,

Rev. Paul

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Campaign Details

Our Parish Goal

$560,000

Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.

Our Parish Receives

$280,000

To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.

Parish Needs

Provide Seed Money for Evangelization Ministries

As the number of disciples grows as we implement our new evangelization pastoral plan, we foresee forming many new ministries to sustain the work of evangelization into the future. We plan to focus on junior high and high school youth helping to build their faith and fellowship and empowering them to become leaders in our society and church. As future leaders, they will help build the Kingdom through service, work for justice, and care for God’s creation. To support our growing church, we plan to allocate a portion of Called to Renew funds as seed money for a new staff member, preferably bi-lingual.

Remodel the Newly Vacated School Offices into Ministry Space

The new addition has provided new office space for the school staff, thus making the current location of the school offices available for parish ministries. We must modify this space both internally and externally. The internal modifications include movable walls while external modifications would separate the entrance from the school.

Provide for Other Enhancements of our Facilities to Accommodate Growing Ministries

As we grow, our facilities must grow with us. We will use a portion of Called to Renew funds to add video, sound, zoom, Wi-Fi, computer, and lighting and make other structural modifications to our facilities as appropriate all allowing us to better teach and preach the gospel. Additionally, we would like to continue to make our facility more environmentally friendly including but not limited to expanding our use of solar power.

A Bold Plan of Renewal

We — the Catholic faithful — are the agents of renewal for Church and society. I am grateful for this opportunity to walk alongside clergy and parishioners in strengthening our parishes and ministries, the heart of our Archdiocese.

Archbishop José H. Gomez

Our Campaign Also Supports

$375M

Strengthening Our Parishes

Our parishes are more than buildings; they are the spiritual homes for millions in our Archdiocese. Embracing our mission to be a community of praise, worship, and witness, Called to Renew recognizes the vital role of parishes in the day-to- day life of a vibrant Church and is dedicated to meeting their needs.

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$30M

Serving the Vulnerable

As Christians, we are called to meet the spiritual and temporal needs of others. Called to Renew provides us with an extraordinary opportunity to expand and enhance our ministries to the most vulnerable among us, so we may walk with the sick and dying as well as with the victims and perpetrators of violent crimes and their families.

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$30M

Supporting Priestly Vocations

The future of our Church is strengthened when men hear and answer the Lord’s call to serve as his shepherds. The Archdiocese is committed to vocations and the formation of our seminarians and clergy, so they may minister with joyful hearts in the years ahead.

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$65M

Investing in the Faith of Future Generations

Our mission to live in greater communion with God and the Church is carried out through our parish and diocesan schools, religious education and faith formation programs, and our presence on college campuses throughout Southern California.

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